Here Comes Santa Claus
NEWSLETTER
1st Quarter, 2013
Happy Holidays 1
Total Patient Care 2
ACRO
Accreditation
3
Welcome
Dr. Greg Nanney
3
Now Open in
Springfield, MO
4
THIS ISSUE:
Special Points of
Interest:
Emporia patient thanks Dr.
Chavez for her compassion
Dr. Perez-Tamayo’s radia-
tion oncology dept receives
ACRO re-accreditation
Medical Oncologist Greg
Nanney, MD to practice in
Bolivar, MO & Newton, KS
CCCC opening in Spring-
field, MO
Happy New
Year!
A big thank you to Santa
[played by Loren who
works in the maintenance
department at St. Rose]
for visiting Central Care
Cancer Center in Great
Bend on Friday Decem-
ber 21st! He graciously
handed out candy canes
to all of the patients and
employees and took
some fun photos with us.
The staff at the cancer center had a pot luck dinner this day and also enjoyed a secret Santa gift exchange. We love seeing the holidays bring such joy to our patients and
friends!
Santa & Leah, daughter of our Great
Bend receptionist Justine Dyer
When I heard those dreaded words “you have cancer” in June of 2012 my world darkened and spun out of control. There was never a doubt or second thought as to where I would go for my care. I was already familiar with Central Care Cancer Center of Emporia and knew they had the most recent in technologies and
access to anything I would ever need or want. Central Care Phy-sicians and staff had cared for my mother-in-law during her cancer treatments several years ago and the care given was out-standing for her and all the family members. My mother-in-law or I never felt rushed and any questions or con-cerns were always an-swered in a timely man-ner by the physician or
other staff members.
The convenience of staying local at Newman Regional Health and having chemotherapy and radiation treatments at Central Care Cancer
Center has been a blessing for me and my family. Not having to deal with the physical, emotional, or financial stress of travel has
been a great relief.
In October I was introduced to Dr. Cindy Chavez. Dr. Chavez had just moved from New York
so we had a wonderful time discussing all the different things Emporia had to offer. Dr. Chavez put me at ease immediately with her knowledge and compassion as she discussed all my treatment options. I have to say, Dr. Chavez looked so
youthful, it was hard for me to believe that she was a medical
school graduate!
I just want to say Thank You Dr. Chavez for the way you show compassion and excellence in what you do. As my oncologist Dr. Chavez will continue to monitor my follow-up care and when I go for my visit It’s more like visiting a
new found friend.
The other physicians and
staff from the front desk,
nurses and therapist always
smile, have patience, or
kind words that brighten
my journey through cancer.
There is no dignity in hav-
ing cancer. It makes a dif-
ference to know that my
health care team is compe-
tent, here locally and cares
for this community as much
as I do.
—Doris Roach-Cookson
Total Patient Care
“I just want to say Thank
You Dr. Chavez, for the way
you show compassion &
excellence in what you do”
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1ST QUARTER, 2013
care of all types of cancers, leukemi-
as, and lymphomas. This includes
breast, lung, gastrointestinal, pancre-
atic, prostate, melanoma, ovarian,
endometrial, cervical, sarcoma, and
head and neck carcinomas. He par-
ticipates in clinical trials through
Cancer Research of the Ozarks
CCOP and Midwest Cancer Alliance.
Dr. Nanney is certified through the
American Board of Internal Medicine
in Internal Medicine and Medical On-
cology. He will be practicing in Boli-
var, MO and Newton, KS and is now
accepting new patients.
Central Care Cancer Center would like to welcome new full-time Medi-
cal Oncologist Dr. Greg Nanney.
Dr. Nanney graduated from the Uni-
versity of Oklahoma School of Medi-
cine and completed his Internal Med-
icine Residency and Hematology On-
cology Fellowship with the University
of Oklahoma. While there, he was a
graduate of distinction, inducted into
the Alpha Omega Alpha honor socie-
ty, and received the Solomon Papper
humane scholarship award. He spe-
cializes in the diagnosis, treatment,
management, and compassionate
The American Col-
lege of Radiation
Oncology Practice
Accreditation Pro-
gram recently
awarded Central
Care Cancer Center President
Dr. Claudia Perez-Tamayo’s
Radiation Oncology Depart-
ment at the Salina location a full
three-year re-accreditation.
This accreditation was awarded
following months of intensive
review by a team of board certi-
fied Radiation Oncologists and
Radiation Physicists. The radia-
tion oncology program at the
Tammy Walker Cancer Center
is the only department in
Kansas to have achieved this
honor, first achieved in 2009.
The major objective of the
ACRO Practice Accredita-
tion Program is to ascertain
that facilities, equipment,
staffing, policies and proce-
dures, and treatment meth-
ods meet top quality nation-
ally published standards for
radiation oncology.
Dr. Claudia Perez-Tamayo
and her team are proud of
their ability
to provide
top quality
medical care,
as evidenced
by this volun-
tary peer
review pro-
cess. “This validates the
quality of care we’ve always
worked hard to provide our
patients,” said Claudia Perez-
Tamayo, M.D., medical direc-
tor for the program. “An
ACRO accreditation makes it
very plain to con-
sumers that safe,
appropriate care
is available here
and raises the bar
for radiation on-
cology practice in
the region.”
Welcome Dr. Nanney
Claudia Perez-Tamayo, MD, FACR, FACRO
ACRO Accreditation
“This validates the quality
of care we’ve always
worked hard to provide
our patients”
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To contact the CCCC Bolivar, MO
location, call (417) 326-7200. You
can also reach either location by
dialing our toll free number
800-592-5110.
To access the clinic, pa-
tients should enter
through the ER and take
the elevator down to the
clinic located across from
the lab.
Additional questions may
be directed to
Central Care Cancer Center is
now providing full-time medical
oncology/hematology services, in-
cluding chemotherapy treatments,
at Ozarks Community Hospital
(OCH) located in Springfield, MO.
Open 8 am to 4:30 pm Monday
through Friday in the lower level of
OCH, Dr. Leo Shunyakov and
Angelica Varga, PA are now accept-
ing new patients.
To schedule a referral or contact
our clinic located in OCH,
call (417) 893-3900 or
fax (417) 893-3919.
Central Care Cancer Center now open
in Springfield, MO
Business Office
PO Box 256
Salina, KS 67402-0256
Phone: 800-592-5110
Fax: 785-823-0658
E-mail: [email protected]
“Complete Cancer Care Under
One Roof”
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
We’re on the web!
cccancer.com
Mail to ____________________________
Angelica Varga, PA-C
Leo Shunyakov, MD